FAQs ABOUT BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE, AND OIL & GAS LAW

An electrical easement is a legal privilege given to electrical companies to access and use your property or a portion of it for utility work. This allows electrical workers to perform maintenance work and installation of new equipment by using properties that surround utility structures and facilities.

The previous owner of the property can sell the mineral rights of a property separately from the property itself. This allows them to sell you the property which may have a home on it or allow you to build a structure and use it as you please. However, upon the sale of the property to you, the mineral rights will still belong to whoever bought them. The sale of the property does not void the mineral rights holder’s ability to claim ownership of the rights. You will not have mineral rights.

There are many forms of business entities that one can create. The most common include sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited liability corporations.

Oil pipeline companies may be granted legal easements that allow them to build pipelines on your property. However, you are not stuck with no options. You can petition the court to alter the easement or rescind it completely.

Yes, our mineral rights attorney will help with mineral lease negotiations. 

Right-of-way easements are legal agreements by a landowner to allow a third party to use their land. These agreements are usually for some sort of business interest but do not have to be.